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Apparently owned by Fred Marzan. eBay auction is here.

It's Baaaaaaaaak! viewtopic.php?f=3&t=24066&hilit=Marzan+sander

Yeah, I wondered that. too.

Is it for sale again or is it a fake???

(I don't know what it sounds or plays like but the copper is bitchin'!)

Ahh, sorry about that, I didn't know, the previous post if from before my time.

I thought that the auction didn't have the usual character of a scam, but did take note that the seller has no feedback.

At any rate, I'd never seen such a beast, and it is a real work of art.

The ebay auction is listed in St Louis, in an old post someone said that it was won last time by Kit Johnson, who is NOT in St. Louis. My guess is it's a scam.
Bill

Adam Peck wrote:.... I reported it the moment I saw it this morning. It may or may not be legit.

I'm 99.9% certain that this horn is still in the ownership of Kit Johnson. I can't imagine Kit selling this horn.

And it's now gone. Good catch shovelingtom!

bigpapajon wrote:I wonder how many eBay items are scams? 1%? 2%?

Well, how many Ebay tuba auctions are scams? More than that I think.

(Although now that I think about it, tuba's probably aren't a very good representation of every item on Ebay.)

There was a lot of Marzan stuff on ebay a while ago.... I wish I had the bread to toss at some of that while it was available

ztuba wrote:There was a lot of Marzan stuff on ebay a while ago.... I wish I had the bread to toss at some of that while it was available

That collection was from the estate of the late Fred Marzan. Buddy Rodgers Music in Cincinnati handled the auctions. I bid on the copper Sander tuba but didn't ride it out 'til the end. Great horns!

I guess I shouldn't be greedy. I regularly play a piston and a slant-rotor Marzan... both BBb horns.

bigpapajon wrote:How much did Marzan's Sander end up fetching?

I seem to recall a figure around $8,000.

worth ever penny

bloke wrote:This looks like a really neat horn. Is anyone planning on bidding?

Shame on you, Joe.

bloke wrote:This looks like a really neat horn. Is anyone planning on bidding?

Not this time around ... maybe next time. Go for it!